WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's share of the country's economy could rise to the highest level since 1944, spending projections show.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Unprecedented deficit spending being used to battle the U.S. financial downturn could be planting the seeds of the next crisis, critics say.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government could rack up a $1 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year, depending on how the bank bailout program is accounted for, analysts say.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Outgoing U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Texas, has joined the board of the Washington watchdog Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The head of a U.S. budget watchdog group Thursday slammed the presidential candidates for sidestepping financial issues during Wednesday's debate.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- An unprecedented rise in the deficit and the impending pressure of a retiring baby-boom generation on Social Security and Medicare are leading the United States

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A group of economists and academics have given their version of what President Bush's State of the Union should be next week, covering issues the president is n

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